streptocarpus

noun strep·to·car·pus \ˌstrep-tə-ˈkär-pəs\

plural strep·to·carpus·es also strep·to·carpus

Definition of STREPTOCARPUS

: any of a genus (Streptocarpus) of usually stemless African gesneriads that have showy brightly colored flowers with funnel-shaped corollas

New Latin, from strepto- + -carpus -carpous

First Known Use: 1828

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